Artists Don't Have to Be Crazy
August 1973
By:
N. D.
| Woodstock, Vermont
It's possible to be creative and sober
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
March 1972
By:
M. E. S.
Book Review - 'The Ghost in My Life'
AA Around the World
November 1959
By:
L. W.
| Huntsville, Texas
A MATTER OF RECORD - News, comments and letters from and about AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and the General Service Office, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published by the General Service Office.
The Independent Blonde
July 1991
This is the sixth in an intermittent series of personal stories which first appeared at the back of the first and second editions of the Big Book, <emphasis type="bold">Alcoholics Anonymous,</emphasis> but were later dropped from the third edition.<lbBy p
Why Study AA History?
Web Exclusives
| Grapevine Online Exclusives
By:
Tim B’s son
| Raleigh, N.C.
Following the path to personal history, one AA to another
Manhunt
October 2022
| Relapse
By:
Conny C.
| Los Angeles, Calif.
A longtime member recalls her rocky start, shopping her way sober while looking for “love”
Leveled
September 2017
By:
Richard M.
| Dillon, Montana
In prison with 38 years sober, he hit a whole new bottom. Service was the way out
Area Convention: A Beginner’s View
August 2017
By:
Anissa S.
| Marlboro, N.J.
For this newcomer, going to her area convention was like attending a big party where all the guests were happy, friendly and sober
The visitor
September 2016
Newly sober and well into his sixties, a man recalls the mysterious stranger who would come to family dinners, but refuse to touch a drop of alcohol.
A Ruinous Hobby
January 2015
By:
Jeane E.
| Nebraska
For nearly 50 years, her life was consumed by alcohol
Getting to Know Myself
March 2013
By:
Rick A.
| Ferndale, Michigan
Going to extremes to “prove” he was not gay fueled his need for booze
Web Exclusive: I Was On My Way
August 2011
A doctor at a detox gave him what he needed to get sober: hope
Make the Connection
June 2011
By:
Carol P.
| Clinton, Massachusetts
Even halfway around the world in Australia, the program is there if you seek it
It Was Hard to Believe
January 2015
By:
P. B.
| Carson City, Nevada
How could people so much older understand
My Lifeline to the World
May 2014
By:
Bonnie C.
| Tujunga, California
A deaf member gets help from her canine friends, but it’s AA that saves her sobriety
Out of a Living Hell
May 2014
By:
Nancy B.
| Enola, Pennsylvania
Sober four years, she can now enjoy being alive
At the Candy Cane Ball
May 2014
By:
Julia G.
| Rockaway, New Jersey
From the beginning, it was clear that alcohol was going to be a problem
Happily Ever After
May 2013
By:
Paula C.
| Houston, Texas
Who needs a knight in shining armor when you’ve got a fairytale life for real?
Keep Dreaming
November 2012
By:
Deanna S.
| Canton, Georgia
She was going to be an astronaut, but instead was rocketed into the fourth dimension
Pint-Sized
October 2012
By:
Anthony W.
| Carson City, Nevada
Too anxious to attend AA, he finally found his home in a small meeting room
Two Fingers of Rum
March 2012
By:
Jennifer W.
Secret sips of alcohol in her childhood had given way to alcoholism by her early 20s
River's Edge
January 2012
By:
Mary L.
| Auburndale, Florida
A desperate day on the Potomac was this drunken mom's moment of truth
Changing the World by Friday
July 2011
By:
Anonymous
Tradition Seven keeps us from getting too extravagant or grandiose
Dear Grapevine
March 2011
A Kid like me
March 2009
By:
PINKY G.
| Skaneateles, New York
A troubled teen and a 40-something sponsor have more in common than they think
Obsession Progression
June 2007
By:
Melody R.
| Bandon, Oregon
An AA learns that there is more to sobriety than a dry spell
Michael's Story
September 2006
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An AA gets the phone call that every parent dreads